Volga River · Russia · Kostroma
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Volga River · Russia · Kostroma
The Church of St. John the Evangelist is situated not far from St. Hypatius Monastery. Once, this was a kind of special economic zone (settlers were exempt from a number of taxes) created to attract people who would "feed" the monks. It had belonged to the Monastery since the 15th century. When, in the mid-17th century, monasteries were prohibited ...
Volga River · Russia · Kostroma
St. Anastasia's Monastery (Convent) was founded in the 15th century by Anastasiya (Anastasia), the first wife of Ivan the Terrible, and later it was incorporated into the Epiphany Convent of St. Anastasia. Earlier, the abodes existed separately: the Epiphany Friary and two convents, the Convent of the Exaltation of the Cross and St. Anastasia's Con...